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Jun 16, 2019
1 min

AAWA Summer Juried Exhibit

The Ann Arbor-based AAWA will hold its summer exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from July 5th through July 26t...

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Bob Palmerton

Mar 31, 2019
1 min

Pastel Painting: Hoh Rainforest

The Hoh Rainforest is a temperate rainforest located in Olympic National Park. This painting is part of my PNW (Pacific Northwest) pastel...

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Bob Palmerton

Sep 15, 2018
2 min

StudioSense: Fake Painting Tips

This blog article is an update to one published in March of 2018. The final version of the painting "Woodland Waltz" is posted at the bo...

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StudioSense: Seeing the Lake through the Trees

Bob Palmerton

Mar 24, 2018
3 min

StudioSense: Seeing the Lake through the Trees

Hiking in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan last November, I cam across this varied collection of trees: Since the photo above is rather b...

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Bob Palmerton

Feb 17, 2018
1 min

New Pastel Painting - "Wind Chill"

Inspired by a cold late November afternoon on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, "Wind Chill" is a 21x27 inch pastel painting on Uart sanded pap...

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Bob Palmerton

Feb 3, 2018
2 min

StudioSense - The Balancing Act

Compositions can be enhanced through a variety of techniques. I like to think abut composition from two perspectives: first, the placeme...

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Painting Technique: Capturing the Glow of Winter

Bob Palmerton

Jan 15, 2018
2 min

Painting Technique: Capturing the Glow of Winter

Rolling Hills County Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan maintains 3 miles of groomed cross-country skiing trails. I've enjoyed skiing and gaini...

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Bob Palmerton

Jan 11, 2018
1 min

Pastel Painting: Ski Jump

Snow has finally arrived in Southeast Michigan (and most of the northern US)! This painting was inspired by a cross-country skiing ventu...

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Pastel Technique: Adding a "Misty" look to the Landscape

Bob Palmerton

Jan 4, 2018
2 min

Pastel Technique: Adding a "Misty" look to the Landscape

Creating distance in a landscape is often achieved by muting the color as you near the horizon. You can also create a misty look to conv...

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Bob Palmerton

Dec 23, 2017
2 min

Painting Technique: Defining Your Style

Accomplished artists have a distinct "style" about their work. At the Chicago Pastel Painters Biennial National Juried Exhibition, my aw...

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Pastel Painting Technique: Capturing the Sandy Beach

Bob Palmerton

Dec 1, 2017
2 min

Pastel Painting Technique: Capturing the Sandy Beach

Time to start reminiscing about summer as the cold, dark days of winter emerge. My current project in "Bay Boats," inspired by the scene ...

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Bob Palmerton

Oct 3, 2017
1 min

"Ski Tracks" heads to Chicago

I am pleased to announce that my painting "Ski Tracks" has been accepted at the Sixth Biennial National Juried Open Exhibition, Pastels C...

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New Painting: Cross-Country Skiing in June

Bob Palmerton

Jul 8, 2017
1 min

New Painting: Cross-Country Skiing in June

The final version of Ski Tracks. Additional work on the shadows and scattered leaves in the snow capped off an enjoyable journey from un...

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Bob Palmerton

May 22, 2017
2 min

Painting Technique: Composition

Working on the Teton painting. Here is the initial version following creation of the underpainting and initial application of pastel: In...

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Pastel Technique - Watercolor Underpainting

Bob Palmerton

May 20, 2017
2 min

Pastel Technique - Watercolor Underpainting

Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon. I...

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Bob Palmerton

May 15, 2017
2 min

Pastel Technique - Watercolor Underpainting

Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon. I...

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